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ON THE ROAD WEST COUNTRY BLUES OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER ISSUE 2/4 | SEASON 2019/20 NEW TREASURER LATEST TRAVEL "ON THE ROAD" WCB AGM REPORT - ENOUGHIT’S GOODBYE TO IS MARCO ENOUGH - WHAT NEXT? - EDITOR'S NOTE CHAIRMAN'S WORDS COMMITTEE 19/20 One needs to understand that I am writing this piece on the Chairman - Ron Joynson morning of the Sunday after the Norwich defeat and the really miserable return home coach trip. Treasurer - John Williams We now stand in fifteenth place in the table on 14 points.A sad place Ticket Secretary - Mike Williams in a season of such high hope, choice expectation and even higher Secretary - Danni Jones transfer accumulation. Marketing - Ian Davies Thus we really need cheering up and perhaps a thoughtful reflection of Member - Jacky Mounty West Country Blues fortunes will rightfully bring us around. "CHAIRMAN RON" Editor - Craig Hunt Our season WCB membership continues to increase with our current total standing at 118. At yesterday's game we had 8 year old Tom EVERTON FC HONOURS Howard (and his dad Chris) priding us on the Goodison pitch prior to Division 1 Champions the match itself as formal Supporters' Club Representatives. 1890-91, 1914-15, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1938- Craig Hunt - Editor 39, 1962-63, 1969-70, 1984-85, 1986-87. First Division Runners-Up This follows his sister Olivia's turn a few years ago and the announcement of Tom's role on the journey prior to the game, led to the 1889/90, 1894/95, 1901/02, 1904/05, 1908/09, biggest collective cheer of the entire day.I'm not quite sure if this is a fair reflection as it may have been,the only cheer of the day. 1911/12, 1985/86 Good old Tom. FA Cup Winners ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 1906,1933,1966,1984,1995. We plan to come up to Goodison for Boxing Day's Burnley game (Thursday 26th) and please let Mike know of your attendance ASAP so that we can order our coach requirement on this Bank Holiday date and plan with Berry's accordingly / much appreciated. FACupRunners-Up - What next? - 1893, 1897, 1907, 1968, 1985, 1986, 1989, 2009 It will soon be 2020 and therefore a 50 year anniversary of our League Title of 1970, famous for our great Holy Trinity midfield of LeagueCupRunners-Up Welcome to the second edition of "On the Road" 2019/2020 season. 1976/77,1983/84 Howard Kendall,Alan Ball and Colin Harvey.These three guys were amongst the greatest footballers one can imagine and are rightfully idealised as being amongst our club's all time finest performers. However those of us who were present and supporting Sadly, our season hasn’t got off to the start that we wanted with us sitting at the Second Division Runners-Up bottom, without a manager once again. Everton at that time (as was I) will well remember that the midfield was really completed by a fourth super player on the left,Johnny 1953/54 Morrissey. Let me tell you about this often forgotten hero. FA Charity Shield So what next? Which manager? 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 Morrissey was a localised born Liverpool player who struggled for a permanent place at Anfield at the time (their left winger was (shared), 1987, 1995 I honestly don’t know. All I know is we cannot continue the way we have been AlanA'Court as I recall) and he signed for Everton in 1962 whilst their then Manager,Bill Shankly was on holiday.Shankly was apparently really upset when he got home as he had seen John's possibilities and potential. Johnny scored for us on his debut against FA Youth Cup playing and sadly, Mr Silva, had to go. 1964/65, 1983/84, 1997/98 his old club (must have been a dream) and eventually went on as a member of our title winning teams of both 1963 and 1970 and All I would like is to see our identity return and have some pride reinstalled. Our scored a penalty winner against Leeds at Old Trafford in the semifinal of our 1968 cup journey / only to lose to West Brom at FA Youth Cup Runners-Up backbone seems to have disappeared and in a league where everyone can beat Wembley in which he played too. 1960/61, 1976/77, 1982/83, 2001/02 anyone, we really need to see some fight. FA Womens' Premier League Johnny was the hardest Everton player that I've ever seen and the list includes Jimmy Gabriel,Peter Reid etc and would "often give National Division This month’s edition is packed full of content, so thank you to all contributors. the ball to his facing fullback just so that Morrissey could then tackle him so hard that the fullback never came near him again" 1997/98 (quote fromAlan Ball) a super memory to recall.A forgotten Scouser with the HolyTrinity really being a Quartet not a threesome Along with our regular sections, If you have any ideas you would like to see and any (any room on the statue for a further member pal / alright!) FA Womens' Cup story/photo submissions, please email me [email protected] 2009/10 Anyway enough of the ramblings of a 73 year old and let's look at the current team instead. I really believe that our Club FA Womens' Premier League Cup I would finally like to welcome our new members and also say hello to all of our Management will succeed in either organising improved team tactics with subsequent much better results or arranging for a change 2007/08 existing - here's hoping our season kick starts right now! of overall team management /Time will tell.Please remember that NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM "nothing but the best is good CentralLeague enough" (I know my Latin like all good kids from Wavertree do) really does mean what it says on the tin and that we will come good 1913/14, 1937/38, 1953/54, 1967/68 COYB! again, soon / no doubt about it! LancashireSeniorCup Craig Hunt 1894, 1897, 1910, 1935, 1940, 1964 Liverpool Senior Cup Craig Hunt 1884, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, Editor 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910 (shared), 1911, 1912 (shared), 1914, 1919, R Joyson 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1934 (shared), 1936 (shared), 1938, 1940, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 (shared), 1959, ISSUE 2/4 | SEASON 2019/20 Ron Joynson ISSUE 2/4 | SEASON 2019/20 1960, 1961, 1982 (shared), 1983, 1996, 2003, Chairman 2005, 2007 TICKET SECRETARY SELFIE OF THE REPORT MATCH Hello All, A short submission from me this time as the ever increasingly complicated relationship we all have with Everton is sapping my will and energy slightly! CHRIS, BANGER & SHANE Travel Problems reported to me have all been passed to Berry’s and since our last drama when only one driver was sent we have had a couple of great crews and the buses have been pretty smart as well! Please continue to monitor the bus list that I place on line to ensure I have notmissed you or included you when you actually have no intention of travelling.The onus is really on yourselves and not me to be asking if you are coming. CHRIS"Super"WCB GRAYSON Kevin Kieron Campbell with I do include ST holders in this as not all of you are travelling regularly with us this season. Remember to let me know now if you wish to travel with us on Boxing Day.There is a maximum of 32 seats available and to date we have something around 18/19 coming along. MatchTickets In terms of Home tickets, we are getting match tickets as required, however when I do the order I simply put a list of names in and theTicket Office picks the seats often paying little attention to detail or where seats are. LILY MAY If you are happy to purchase your own seats do so BUT tell me you are going to do so and I will allocate you a seat on the coach as required. I will not order any tickets for people not travelling on the coach. Away tickets are often hard to come by due to the requirement to meet criteria set by Everton. However, I can normally get my hands on a few spares from contacts I know and I am actually slowly beginning to build a credit history with assistance from theTicket Office for some of you to allow me to get more tickets forWCB officially. If you check your EFC accounts and see that you have credits for away games, but you have not bought a ticket, or you get an email from EFC with an Away Guide to the away fixture ground please do not be alarmed! If you fancy an away trip just let me know and I will do my very best to get you tickets.We do not run a coach to away games, you are required to make your own way to the game. PLEASE REMEMBER TO TEXT ME ALL TRAVEL AND TICKET REQUIREMENTS. LILY MAY & HARRISON COYB LILY MAY Mike Williams Match day Travel Coordinator/Ticket Secretary GOT ANY PICS FROM THE MATCH? ISSUE 2/4 | SEASON 2019/20 Post them to our facebook page #WCBSELFIEOFTHEMATCH ISSUE 2/4 | SEASON 2019/20 MEMBER MEMBER SUBMISSIONS Those of you unlucky enough to be on my West Country Blues text circulation list may recall my ire at SUBMISSIONS the treatment dished out to Swindon fans at their recent game at the Peninsular Stadium by the staff at Salford City, although "Stadium" is a bit of a stretch of the imagination!! I took the chance to tick off a new ground whilst the international break was on ( only 9 more grounds to go to get the set of 91) with fellow Swindon basedWest Country Blues members Chris Wesley and football journalist and global soccer trotter Alan Wilson.
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